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Thursday, August 6, 2009

Giveaway

Some of you may know of the Jane Austen Challenge which is being hosted by Stephanie's Written Word. I have way too many books to read to join in the challenge, but I thought I'd do a little giveaway for those of you who are joining in.

I must admit that I didn't really appreciate Jane Austen until adulthood. After several years of volunteering at a Shakespearean theatre, I discovered that I really enjoyed not only the Bard but also all that great English literature that I just scoffed at in high school. Now, I'm a definite Brit Lit addict! And the movies - my favourites are Sense and Sensibility (Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman) and Pride and Prejudice (Colin Farrell version).

I don't think I read Austen before I went to college -- a long time ago. And I can't be sure after all these years (lol!), but I'd be the first thing I read was PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. I'd love to read CONFESSIONS . . . Thanks for the chance to win your copy!

I've been a Jane Austen lover for over twenty years so it's hard for me to pinpoint the exact moment it happened. I knew I was something of an addict myself when I watched "You've Got Mail" and thought it was perfect that Meg Ryan's character loved Pride and Prejudice and I knew exactly why!

I remember reading an abridged version of Pride and Prejudice when I was 11, thinking it was very average. I watched the 2005 film version of Pride and Prejudice starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen and got really awed by Austen. The rest is history.

I first read Pride and Prejudice in high school because it was one of my mother's favorite books (and constantly on hand). I reread it in college and after college and it was lovely each time. Now, close to 20 years from the first time I read Jane Austen it's still so fresh.

My grandpa gave me Pride and Prejudice when I was twelve or so. I didn't crack it open until ten years ago after I saw the Colin Firth version of Mr. Darcy. I doubt there is a sexier character in Literature (atleast for me). After Pride and Prejudice it is a slippery slope, I think I've read all her other novels (even P & P & Zombies for which she is credited as a co-author). Thanks!